Nature has always had more force than education.

Sensual pleasure passes and vanishes, but the friendship between us, the mutual confidence, the delight of the heart, the enchantment of the soul, these things do not perish and can never be destroyed.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.

Almost all life depends on probabilities.

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

Monsieur l'abbé, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.